Government, citizens and data

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The way the Public Administration handles the data it has, and how this data is exposed to the public, has a major impact not only on transparency but also on the quality of services provided to citizens and even to local companies and businesses. This topic iceland mobile database to what we understand as Smart Cities . We have a post where we talk about Smart Cities and what Rio de Janeiro is doing differently in this regard, click here to read.
We can increasingly use technology to solve and prevent problems. There are several initiatives currently underway that are moving in this direction.
Around the world, many cities are discovering how to use data – through APIs – to their advantage, stimulating innovation while providing public services. Some cases are quite striking, as we will see below.